Rebelling against the iPod shuffle
Listen to this by Alex Ross could change how you interact with music
What can’t RTE give full opinion poll details
What is with RTE and opinion poll reporting? Today they reported that: “Polls indicate that current front runner Mitt Romney has been overtaken in the state by conservative candidate and … Continue reading
Arnott Street, Art & Graffiti
Arnott Street, Dublin 19th September 2011 Arnott Street, Dublin 18th October 2011 Arnott Street, Dublin, 16th December 2011 Detail, 16th December 2011 Detail, 16th December 2011 Arnott Street, 13 January … Continue reading
Where are the sit-in speculators?
Took this image from Politico.ie Did you hear the story about the property developer, builder, lawyer (insert your privileged profession here) who had been so hard done by that he … Continue reading
The language of politics – From Romney to Gallagher
So how do you decide how to vote? Making your mind up from a combination of soundbites, advertising and news media horse race election coverage is perhaps one way voters … Continue reading
Taxing issues, one law for the rich…. you know the rest
Last week the Revenue Commissioners sent 150,000 letters to Irish pensioners. It has been one of the main news stories in Ireland this week. They did this after what is … Continue reading
A phone in every hand but not a meal
Took the picture from the Voice of America Website An end of year report by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has found that “mobile phone subscriptions have now penetrated 87% … Continue reading
No silver bullet will cure all the problems of capitalism – we need commonsense and political will. Yanis Varoufakis
Greek economist and author Yanis Varoufakis talks to IRIS Printed in Irish No 21 January 2012 A PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS at the University of Athens and a much-sought-after commentator on … Continue reading
Some media commentators can’t count
Printed in An Phoblacht November 2011 FIRST OFF it was Harry McGee writing in The Irish Times the Saturday after the Presidential election, as the count was being completed. Commenting … Continue reading
It’s McGuinness wot won it
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2011 | WHAT THE PAPERS SAY Printed in An Phoblacht November 2011 FROM the reporting of the first tallies on Friday morning, October 28th, to the publication of … Continue reading
Citizens Republic 